Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

the construction industry is no exception. Ithas also come from the collaboration and the hard work of risk takers.Universities and industry organizations have traditionally maintained informal ways of workingtogether, including student internships, faculty exchanges, and industry capstone projects tocomplete a degree program.A more recent phenomenon is the formal collaboration between a university (or group ofuniversities) and an industry organization (or group of organizations). The purpose of theseformal collaborations is to meet the construction technology education and training needs ofundergraduate and graduate/adult learners through joint ventures such as higher educationprograms, graduate programs (degree and certificate) and

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Adrezin; Marty Wood; Karen Wosczyna-Birch

called Project Lead the Way (PLTW). In the PLTW consortium, students willcomplete their capstone project and one senior level course at a neighboring communitycollege. The implementation of a seamless pathway program in Engineering andEngineering Technology was first piloted with the Engineering Department at theUniversity of Connecticut and with the School of Technology at Central Connecticut StateUniversity. This paper will highlight the strategies that were used to overcomearticulation and transfer barriers between two-year community colleges and four-yearengineering programs including the following: 1 Organizational Structure 2 Administrative procedures 3 Articulation using program outcomes 4 Mentoring 5

Conference Session

Stops and Starts in the Development of Cooperative Education Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilka M. Balk, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

the different areas on campus, such as faculty, academic advisors,career advisors and corporate representatives.Time will tell whether we are actually gaining more feedback and assessment tools from thisreorganization, but even after only about 10 months we already see more verbal feedback fromour students and their experiential placement and career paths than we have ever seen fromstudents outside of the co-op program, and higher student turnout at employer events.Employers seek out the engineering career services office as an initial point of contact tocommunicate with faculty about research, capstone design project, and class presentation, withstudents about hiring, and with the engineering development office for student

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Osama Ettouney; James Stenger; Karen E. Schmahl; James Moller; Christine Noble

work from courses in the sequence and shows how the integrateddesign thread is implemented.3. Pre-Post Learning of Engineering Design - Design reports generated in the freshman course,Introduction to Engineering Design, are used as a pre-learning vehicle for determining first-yearstudents' understanding of the professional ways of knowing, reasoning, and problem solving.The design reports of first-year students are collected, evaluated and compared to the students’work in their capstone projects during the senior year. Results provide information about valueadded during the students’ time at Miami.Customer FeedbackThese methods solicit our customers’ feedback. Our primary customers are considered to beindustry, employers of students, and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Kassim M. Tarhini; Gerald R. Frederick; Benjamin Koo

graduate student handbooks[3] which includecourse registration and scheduling procedures, rules, regulations, critical deadlines, tips from upperclassmates, study techniques and other useful information. This same information can becontinuously updated on a webpage for easyaccess by the students. Page 3.230.2ADVISINGAdvising should also comprise two phases. Academic advising[4] consists of providing informationand guidelines enabling students to select their appropriate areas of academic concentration throughproper choices of required courses, technical electives and related capstone/synthesis projects. Thus,the international student will have

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Deran Hanesian; Angelo J. Perna

forward by the formation ofnumerous NSF sponsored Educational Coalitions the Freshman Engineering Design programshave become an integral part of the curriculum. The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT),as part of the NSF sponsored Gateway Coalition, a consortium of ten engineering institutions,has instituted such a program and developed numerous discipline and interdisciplinary courses.The basic intent of these programs is to move the traditional exposure to design concepts fromsenior year capstone courses into the entire undergraduate curriculum, beginning with enteringfreshmen. The overall objective is to introduce freshmen to the open-ended nature of designproblems, to give students “hands-on” experience, to expose students to teamwork

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger A. Messenger

,rather comprehensive, design problem, which involves selection of PV modules, batteries andcontrollers, based on stated loads and location. The final exam is twice as long andcomprehensive, with design and analysis components.SUMMARY The goal of the course was to stimulate student interest in PV systems design. Evidencethat this goal has been achieved is found in the number of capstone senior design projects whichhave been related to PV systems since the course has been offered. It is particularly encouragingthat some of these designs are being put to serious use, such as a water pumping system for aremote area of Haiti and a PV powered fountain which one student has given to his parents as athank you for their support of his education

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University; Denise Amanda Wetzel, Pennsylvania State University; Sara Kern, Pennsylvania State University

projects. Currently, there are over8,200 undergraduate students in the College of Engineering, and with the current approach toteaching, most students never receive formal library instruction.Academic libraries have long been promoters of using digital badges to supplement courseworkand introduce students to information literacy skills. Badges are often used in coordination withclassroom learning and usually require collaboration between librarians and teaching faculty.The library badge itself is never the point of the course but assists the student with learning skillsthat they would not normally have time to learn during the regular course period [1]. It is evenpossible for libraries to meet accreditation requirements via the creation of badges

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Barker, University of Virginia; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia; Lynn Mandeltort, University of Virginia; Jessica Taggart, University of Virginia; Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

. Allen’s teaching activities include coordinating the undergraduate teaching labs and the Capstone Design sequence in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics. He is also interested in evaluating the pedagogical approaches optimal for teaching lab concepts and skills, computational modeling approaches, and professionalism within design classes. He is active within the Biomedical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education and previously served on the executive committee of this division (Program Chair 2011, Division Chair 2012, and Nominating Committee Chair 2013). For the past seven years, he has

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Anne Beug; Phillip L. Nico

on Computing education research, 2010, pp. 69–76.9. P. Bender and K. Kussmann, “Arduino based projects in the computer science capstone course,” J. Comput. Sci. Coll., vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 152–157, May 2012.10. P. Jamieson, “Arduino for Teaching Embedded Systems. Are Computer Scientists and Engineering Educators Missing the Boat?,” in International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, 2011.11. R. Balogh, “Educational robotic platform based on arduino,” in Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Robotics in Education, RiE2010. FEI STU, Slovakia, 2010, pp. 119–122.12. “Build Your Own Blocks Homepage.” [Online]. Available: http:// http://byob.berkeley.edu/. [Accessed: 05

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1479: AN ACTIVE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION LABORA-TORY EXPERIMENT FOR POWER ELECTRONICS COURSEDale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University Dale S.L. Dolan is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly with experience in renew- able energy projects, education, power electronics and advanced motor drives. He received his BSc in Zoology in 1995 and BEd in 1997 from the University of Western Ontario. He received the BASc in Elec- trical Engineering in 2003, MASc. in Electrical Engineering in 2005 and PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2009 all from the University of Toronto. He is past chair of Windy Hills Caledon Renewable Energy, past chair of the OSEA (Ontario Sustainable Energy

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Fry

each of the disciplines about how they relate to oneanother in a larger picture.In the spirit of interdisciplinary product development, students in the College of Engineering andTechnology at Brigham Young University participate in a “Capstone” experience that is meant toexpose them to the comparative peculiarities of the three disciplines of Manufacturing,Engineering, and Industrial Design. Despite the success of various individual team projects, ageneral dissatisfaction exists in the ranks of the students about what the actual benefit is for alltheir collaborative effort.Interdisciplinary Product Development efforts (both in and outside of industry) suffer from onesided biases based on the discipline of the sponsoring body. Engineering based

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wood; Mustafa Guvench

the waveform selected. At the moment, the user must use the help file included to learn aboutthe waveforms generated for the wobble and rotary side drive micromotors. Figure 8. Motor Control Algorithm Page 7.92.6 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education” Figure 9. Interface of Motor Control Software3. Results, Conclusions and RemarksThe system was built as a part of senior electrical engineering capstone project at the

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon Marvel; Charles Standridge

descriptive statistics laboratory, only the apparatus, procedures,and results and discussion sections are required. The next laboratory requires these sections plusthe conclusions section. This practice is followed until students are writing a completelaboratory report.Detailed writing instructions specific to each laboratory are given. A generic example labora toryreport is provided. Laboratory reports are graded for quality of technical content and of writing.Reports are returned quickly. Thus, students may use instructor feedback concerning theirwriting in developing the next laboratory report.A term project is the laboratory capstone. Students download data concerning flight volume forone control tower from the Internet and use hypothesis testing

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Serpil Guvench; Mike Denton; Mark Rollins; Mustafa Guvench

forcing terminal voltage and an ammeter that measures thecurrent drawn by a device connected as a load at the SMU’s terminals, or (2) as a current source forcing theterminal current and a voltmeter combined with it that measures the voltage developed across the deviceconnected at its terminals. If the SMU’s source is stepped by a controller computer a single SMU will besufficient to get a full I-V curve of a two terminal device, such as a PN junction diode. Multiple SMU’s can beemployed to get I-V characteristics of multi-terminal devices such as BJT’s and FET’s, and even logic gates andoperational amplifiers. The purpose of this project was, while synchronizing multiple SMU’s to measure multi-terminal devices, also to be able to vary the

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

bioenergy, biological engineering, capstone design, HVAC, thermodynamics, waste management, and professional development. Ann was the chair of her department’s academic affairs committee for ten years, over- seeing their undergraduate programs in engineering, construction systems management, and agricultural systems management. She has won multiple teaching awards at the departmental, college, university, and national levels. She is experienced with undergraduate program assessment and accreditation, having served both the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission and the American Council for Construc- tion Education as a program accreditation evaluator. She leads an extension program called ”Barn Again” about the

Collection

2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Sophie Emma Herant, University of Southern California; Alexander William Clark Kuncz, University of Southern California

Paper ID #49743Anti-Plunge Medical Educational Device: University of Southern CaliforniaSenior DesignMs. Sophie Emma Herant, University of Southern CaliforniaAlexander William Clark Kuncz, University of Southern California ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 An Improved Method for Resident Orthopedic Surgeon Training: the Anti-Plunging Medical Educational Device (APMED)Abstract As part of the USC biomedical engineering program, seniors take a capstone seniordesign course in which they design and build a prototype of a medical device or testing system.Our project seeks to address a common

Conference Session

Graduate College Industry Partnerships

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reem Khojah, University of California, San Diego; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

-lecture formative assessments and designing AI-proof assignments. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Medical Technology, a Master’s degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from KAUST, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Reem has also engaged in post-doctoral research at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Irvine.Dr. Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California San Diego Alyssa C. Taylor is a Teaching Professor in bioengineering with thirteen years of teaching experience across introductory, laboratory, and capstone design courses. Her teaching career began in 2010 when she joined the University of Washington as an

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.A

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiuhua Si, California Baptist University; Keith Hekman, California Baptist University; Jinxiang Xi

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

% disliked it.Students were also asked how they used MathCAD in other classes. Figure 2 shows the results ofthe survey. Over 50 percent of the students used MathCAD on homework and projects, while manyfewer used it on tests. In the free response portion of the survey, students indicated that they wereusing MathCAD in their Machine Design and Capstone courses. In the machine design course, theinstructor noted that a few students use MathCAD for the take-home exams each year. Figure 2, Use of MathCAD in other classesDiscussionThe survey results suggest that MathCAD significantly enhances student engagement andunderstanding in engineering courses. MathCAD alleviates repetitive tasks that often detract fromdeeper learning by

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

resulted in a long-term friendship that helped them in choosing other classes, projects, and internships. The classfamilies did group quizzes each week to teach each other what they learned in class during thatweek, did labs together, and prepared for exams together, to name a few. In my observation, theclass families approach helped the students manage their academic stress better and provided areliable support system, ultimately contributing to student retention and academic success. Thepaper also includes the results of a student survey on their perceptions of the class familiesapproach. It further discusses some of the challenges associated with this approach. My preference is Lessons Learned- lightning talk.Introduction Although

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John William Lynch, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

accessible to a broader range of students.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati Dr. Sheryl Sorby is currently a Professor of STEM Education at the University of Cincinnati and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering MecProf. Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati Dr. Murphy is a professor in the Department of Engineering & Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is a retired associate professor in engineering management and manufacturing. At Western Michigan Univ., she coordinated and taught capstone design courses for 20

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

precipitation intothe ground by itself can be the complete answer to the problem of preservation of wood piles, butit is a vital part of the solution. Student senior design capstone project in 2005 investigatedmeans for recharge of precipitation, and environmental aspects of using surface runoff for a fourblock neighborhood in the South End. It was also determined necessary to include a perimetercut-off barrier through the Fill stratum to retain the recharged water. The project was presentedto a group of City and State representatives who have since authorized $2 million for actualinstallation of the cut-off barrier that would essentially create a groundwater “bath tub”.The possible drawdowns caused by groundwater withdrawals into leaking low lying

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

master a wider set of skills to succeed in theworkplace. They must be able to communicate effectively, lead and work with interdisciplinaryteams, and design unique and creative solutions for open-ended problems, while consideringethical standards and global implications. In response to these growing expectations, engineeringprograms are evolving to better prepare their students for the workplace. One way thatengineering curricula are addressing this is by the inclusion of design-based courses or projects,that give students a chance to work in a more industrially-situated context to develop bothtechnical expertise and non-technical skills.Recently, entrepreneurship education has emerged as a means of supporting engineeringprofessional development

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Ann Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randy R. Rapp, School of Construction Management, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, organizational change, and program management. Dr. Springer sits on many university and community boards and advisory committees. He is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions; most recently he was awarded the Purdue University, College of Technology, Equity, Inclusion and Advocacy Award. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. He is a State of

Conference Session

Persistence, Outcomes and Barriers for Women in Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Matthew J Miller, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago; Andrea Hércules, Loyola University Chicago; Erika Esmeralda de la Riva, Loyola University Chicago

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

mandatory active learning style, which increases the retention of female students,students of color, and first-generation students [28-31]” [46].Building on the social justice core curriculum already provided by the university, Engineeringadministers social justice case study projects within Engineering courses to teach about thesocial consequences of technology on others. “Four social justice case study projects areembedded in the Introduction to Engineering Design first-year course, Experiential Engineeringsophomore course, Electronics Circuits and Devices sophomore course, and Capstone Design Isenior course. Each case study project has a different format, and contains written, presentation,and discussion components” [47]. This program is the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dwight Egbert; Dave Williams

likelihood of theirsuccess in a conventional programming class in a future semester. Equally significant, the coursemaintains student participation in the technical curriculum and will therefore be likely toimprove student retention. Other students seeking Matlab instruction, additional problem-solvingdevelopment, or an introduction to elementary game programming are also invited to enroll. Thecourse has also been accepted as a technical elective for non-engineering majors but is notapplicable toward the college’s Engineering Technology or Engineering Science degrees.The structure, curriculum, and class project used in the initial offering of the course are presentedin this paper. The real centerpiece of the course was a collaborative class project

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Carol Geary, Virginia Tech; Natali C. Huggins, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her research and teaching, including Dean’s Awards for Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding Teacher Award, and a Faculty Fellow. Dr. Matusovich has served the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) division of ASEE in many capacities over the past 10+ years including serving as Chair from 2017

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Gentry, University of California, Davis; Rachel Altovar

programming skills in later courses, such asthe capstone design project, but these were not required to complete assignments before thepandemic. Unfortunately, a portion of the study cohort had their undergraduate educational plansdisrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Students enrolled in the two-quarter capstone designproject in Spring 2020 were not permitted to access laboratory equipment on campus or travel tosponsor companies. Thus, they relied on computational tools to complete their projects.MethodsThis study surveyed students enrolled in a Materials Kinetics course in either Winter 2018 or2019. The new survey was distributed to the cohort in Spring 2021, nine to twenty-one monthsfollowing the expected graduation date (based on course timing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Mark Berczynski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

school. Her research is focused on solving problems relating to educating and developing engi- neers, teachers, and the community at all levels (P12, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate). A few of these key areas include engineering identity and mindsets, global competencies, failure culture, first year experiences in engineering, capstone design thinking, integrating service and authentic learning into the engineering classroom, implementing new instructional methodologies, and design optimization using traditional and non-traditional manufacturing. She seeks to identify best practices and develop assess- ments methods that assist in optimizing computing and engineering learning. Dr. Gurganus was one the inaugural

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Thermodynamics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmanuel Glakpe, Howard University

accreditation by havinga final year capstone design course as documented by Thigpen et al [3] that tasks students toexecute a project in which most of the principles that were taught and learnt in the curriculum areapplied in the realization of a product that is designed, built, and tested. The overall goal of thecurriculum in mechanical engineering should be to prepare students to pursue differentprofessional endeavors from working with an engineering company, working on their own, orpursuing advanced studies to innovate new products or improve on existing products. In allcases, students must be taught at a level that ensures their understanding and application of thefundamental principles of science and engineering. The formula approach to teaching